Former Disney executive Andy Mooney lands at Quiksilver

A little over a year after his surprise departure from Walt Disney Co. as head of consumer products, Andy Mooney has been named chief executive of sports apparel company Quiksilver.

During his 11 years at Disney, Mooney was known for building the successful Disney Princesses and Fairies brands, as well as helping establish Pixar brands such as "Cars" and "Toy Story" as merchandising giants.

However ,he had tense relationships with some other senior executives at the company and chafed under a policy set by Chief Executive Robert Iger preventing him from joining other corporate boards. His announcement in September of 2011 that he would resign came as a surprise to many outside of Disney.